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Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV) and Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus (PRCV): Epidemiology and Molecular Characteristics-An Updated Overview.
Viruses - 28 Mar 2025
Olech Monika, Antas Marta
Abstract excerpt
Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) and porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV) are enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the genus Alphacoronavirus in the family Coronaviridae. PRCV, a TGEV mutant with a spike(S) gene deletion, exhibits altered tissue tropism. TGEV replicates mainly in the intestines and causes severe diarrhea and high mortality in piglets, whereas PRCV replicates mainly in...
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- Animals
- Swine
- Transmissible gastroenteritis virus
- Gastroenteritis, Transmissible, of Swine
- Phylogeny
- Porcine Respiratory Coronavirus
